Super Tuesday and the ongoing presidential contest dominate the headlines today, but in the marble halls of Washington, DC, there is a contest brewing of another sort – perhaps with longer-lasting implications for financial services than who will occupy the Oval Office through 2024. Get...
New York City has sued Guesty, a startup that provides services for listing on Airbnb and other home-sharing sites, in an escalation of a feud between the city and the startups, according to Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Oracle is among the donors of the Internet Accountability Project (IAP), which aims to fight against the dominance of Big Tech. California-based Oracle donated between $25,000 and $99,999 to the project last year, according to a new political giving report posted on the company’s website this...
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In retailing it’s usually a good thing when you’re the first to do something. Except when it’s a lawsuit. And except when you’re the first retailer to get rung up under the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Get the Full Story Complete the form...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is organizing a workshop to review a federal law that predominantly releases websites from legal culpability for anything their users post on their platforms, government sources told news outlets on Friday (Jan. 24). The Information reported that such a...
In a blow to Facebook, the Supreme Court won’t decide whether or not people can sue the social media giant for using facial recognition technology on their photos without consent, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
SmileDirectClub, which specializes in straightening peoples’ teeth, is gaining a reputation for squashing any kind of negative press, The New York Times (NYT) reported on Tuesday (Jan. 21). The report included stories of seven people who said SmileDirectClub’s products did not fix their teeth as...
Joe Biden, a candidate for president, said he wants to repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law that gives internet companies immunity from harmful content posted by their users, according to a report by Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
